Colin Montgomerie and Thomas Bjorn, Europe's top
performers in the Majors this season, called for urgent changes to Ryder Cup qualification
on Tuesday - or we could face the consequences.

Montgomerie feels the player-drain to America next season will give skipper Sam
Torrance major selection problems, while Bjorn predicts anything other than Europe's top
team at The Belfry will lose.

"I feel sorry for Sam," said Montgomerie on Tuesday as he started his build-up
to this week's £3.3million NEC Invitational here.

"It's up to the players to decide where they play, but I feel sorry that the Ryder
Cup position will be dramatically hurt if these players decide that it's over here."

Jesper Parnevik has already quit the European Tour, Brookline partner Sergio Garcia will be predominantly America-based next season, while fellow Spaniards Jose Maria
Olazabal and Miguel Angel Jimenez are also to take up their US Tour cards.

Jean Van de Velde, last year's Open runner-up, is seriously considering playing more
here, as is Bjorn.

It could leave Torrance with an embarrassment of riches all wanting one of his two wild
cards and Montgomerie feels something should be done before qualification for next year
starts in Switzerland next month.

"I've always said the 12 should be picked, or at least six and six, because people
are playing in different parts of the world now and we do need our strongest team,"
said Montgomerie.

"I feel for Sam because his hands are tied. He doesn't have the facility to pick
them all."

Bjorn, second in the US Open and third at last week's US PGA, believes Europe will
struggle to have their best team available for The Belfry.

"It's a shame because we need the best team available to have a chance," said
the 29-year-old Dane.

"You should be rewarded for supporting the European Tour, but this is not two
tours against one another, it's Europe against America.

"It doesn't matter if Jesper and Sergio play golf over here, it doesn't make them
less European than anybody else.

"They should be among the team because they are definitely among the best players
in the world."

Bjorn's compromise would be to select the top six from the European money list and then
go down the world rankings to collect the other half of the team. He has another idea.

"A football manager decides who plays, so let's give the captain 12 picks because
he'll want the best team," he said.

"If we have players good enough
for the team and not on it, we have a problem. That's not the way to win the Ryder Cup.

"The competition will lose value
if the top guys are missing. It's up to Sam to put pressure on the right people, although
he might just settle for the way things are."